Example sentences of "[noun sg] go down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , the computer goes down for a hour , it 's three-quarters of the day to get everything back and validated , and that 's a major interruption . |
| 2 | And the prince goes down through the wood to another exit |
| 3 | ‘ Brother , ’ he whispered , ‘ we have the Regent 's permission to go down to the Springall house now , to examine and take anything we wish . |
| 4 | She felt as if she were sinking deeper and deeper in her own panic , her whole consciousness going down into a quicksand while her body stood there , stupid with fear . |
| 5 | Or what we could do , well , what I mean is , maybe would n't do any harm going down to the pub tonight to see if the others are there , only a quick drink mind , we ca n't be sure what they 're like yet — ’ |
| 6 | Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere . |
| 7 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 8 | Gazza 's former Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker turned his talents to cricket yesterday and made 103 for Cross Arrows at Lord 's , but his side went down to the Stock Exchange by five wickets |
| 9 | Gloria and Dot went down to the Town Hall once a fortnight to collect Dot 's vitamin ration . |
| 10 | Or it could be the boy going down through the field and scaring them . |
| 11 | lets hope scum go down for the geordies tomorrow ( match of the day in norway ) ! ( hmm — my futba-english justs keeps improving does n't it ; - ] ) |
| 12 | She had anticipated as much when he talked to her about leaving as they watched the sun go down over the Mediterranean during the honeymoon cruise . |
| 13 | But what about this : in 1853 , at Trouville , he watched the sun go down over the sea , and declared that it resembled a large disc of redcurrant jam . |
| 14 | When I lived in southern France I used to sit out on the porch and watch the sun go down across the valley . |
| 15 | Stopping on the lonely road , I watched the sun go down in the trees behind Thornfield , and then in the silence I heard a horse approaching . |
| 16 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 17 | Then the sun went down behind the hill and the whole world became grey and cold . |
| 18 | Could that be when Wetherby left his room to go down to the kitchen ? ’ |
| 19 | Almost without being aware of it I 'd progressed from the hesitancy of my first few days there to a strong positive desire to go down to the starting gate : any starting gate , anywhere . |
| 20 | They 've suggested a meeting down there but , my point i I feel that there 's no point going down for an argument cos that 's all it 's going to be . |
| 21 | point going down for an argument . |
| 22 | Recriminations over the sound and an equivocal audience response ( some pogoed , most stared blankly on as a repeat offender dove on to dance to ‘ Motown Junk ’ ) sees the set and with the bass ricocheting off the backdrop , the drum kit going down to a repeated kicking and singer James making messy love to his gorgeous white Gibson . |
| 23 | What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’ |
| 24 | Earlier , Nottingham Forest went down to a Fritz Walter penalty in the third placed play-off against Stuttgart . |
| 25 | Unhinged in her mind when her fiancé went down with the Wessex , poor dear . ’ |
| 26 | No answer was forthcoming , and no doubt the appropriate score went down on the questionnaire . |
| 27 | So long as someone knows you 're down there and comes to dig you out , then a basement 's always best , even if the rest goes down like a pack of cards . ’ |
| 28 | Your name goes down into the future as Mary Shelley . ’ |
| 29 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 30 | It 's in reasonable repair up to that point , but then it forks , one fork joining the Taverna road again , a short stretch that 's in good shape , and the other going down to the city . |